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    Monster lobster caught off Maine coast

    BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A giant 27-pound lobster has been caught off the Maine coast, but it won't be going into a pot of boiling water.

    Cushing shrimp fisherman Robert Malone caught the monster crustacean in his nets Friday, said Maine State Aquarium Director Aimee Hayden-Rodriques. Malone gave it to the Department of Marine Resources for its aquarium in Boothbay Harbor.

    The beast weighed in at 27 pounds and measured nearly 40 inches long. It was dubbed Rocky because it was caught in the Rockland area, but Hayden-Rodriquez said it could have been named for Rocky the boxer because its claws are big enough to pack quite a punch.

    The lobster is the biggest ever brought to the aquarium, surpassing the previous biggest one by 4 pounds. It's downright huge compared to lobsters people eat, which typically weigh between 1 and 2 pounds.

    The biggest lobster on record was caught off Nova Scotia and weighed more than 40 pounds.

    Hayden-Rodriquez says Rocky will soon be released into the ocean because he'll fare better in the wild.

     
    • Bill  •  3 mths ago
      Ah, Dr. Zoidberg, I presume.
      • No2Extremism 3 mths ago
        I'll NEVER forget what Zoidy said to President Truman in "Roswell That Ends Well".... "Are you coming on to me!?!" ...... "I'm not hearing a "No!"...........
      • Karen 3 mths ago
        +1 Very nice
      • Rick 3 mths ago
        looks more like Larry the Lobster from Sponge Bob. Too buff to be Dr. Z.
    • Jorge  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      Holy Crustacean, Batman!
      • ted 3 mths ago
        They better get him out of there quick! If Moochelle hears of him she will try to EAT him!
    • Lance  •  3 mths ago
      Unfortunately, Rocky was tested for steroids and failed. He will not be allowed to compete in the lobster body building competition for 2 years.
      • Real1 3 mths ago
        funny!
      • Steve 3 mths ago
        Really good one! Tip of the hat....
      • ted 3 mths ago
        Word is Moochelle said lobster is bad for you so she will sacrifice and eat him her self!
    • Victor  •  3 mths ago
      Great 6th grade report. Nice pic too!
    • Jarrod  •  Saugus, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      where did they catch him, at the Gym?
      • QQ 3 mths ago
        Na, he was at the butcher's beating up a side of beef.
      • shmuca 3 mths ago
        No, He was hanging out at the Krusty Krab down on Bikini Bottom!! LOL :P
      • Alex 3 mths ago
        U GUYS R TWO MUCH!
    • Kevin  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  3 mths ago
      I would eat that, but it would be awful shellfish of me. Bwhahahahahah
    • ed  •  3 mths ago
      Just need a 5lb bucket of butter, lobster bib, and the jaws of life
    • Robert B  •  3 mths ago
      Keeping him would be a shellfish thing to do.

      WOOT
    • T  •  3 mths ago
      In an unrelated story 400lbs of butter was also delivered to the aquarium.
    • None  •  3 mths ago
      Whoa, he is as big as a dog!
    • Tom  •  3 mths ago
      I'm surprised some Japanese person didn't bid $100K for it.
    • judgepax  •  Tavares, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Wikipedia: "lobster age can be estimated by weight, with the weight increasing by around a pound for every seven to ten years of life". So that would make this guy about 189 years old (b. 1823).
    • BlueViolet  •  3 mths ago
      Amnesty for Rocky.
    • Richard  •  3 mths ago
      Just keep it away from Gov. Christie!
    • 906 Mom  •  3 mths ago
      A lobster that large and obviously very old would be so tough to attempt to eat... I'm glad they are going to release him back to his underwater paradise. I hope you have many more years Rocky!
    • I've a Big 'Un  •  3 mths ago
      If you think that's a "monster", you should see some of the women at Wal Mart. LOL
    • Three Dog Mama  •  Bastrop, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      "Rocky" weighs more than one of my dogs!
    • NE1stclass  •  Monroe, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      I was told by the owner of my local grocery store that there are two types of crustaceons. ones from the Cold Waters...ie...New England and that area and Ones from the Warm Waters off the areas of Flordia.. Gulf of Mexico etc. He continued that the Cold Water crustaceons are better, firmer and have a better flavor. Size and age are also a factor just as in other foods...
    • donthate  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      Thanks for letting Rocky Go! the less we take the large specimens out of our oceans and rivers the more of them there will be for later generations.
    • 53  •  3 mths ago
      I wonder how old it is.
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